Chapter 619 each other’s titles

  For possible favorable changes in the future, Serov is optimistic about the success, and focuses his energy on the tough bones. For example, those countries that historically withstood the Soviet Union’s strategic offensive, such as the Congo, which separated the pro-Soviet countries in Africa. Kuwait and Qatar backed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey blocking the Soviet Union’s Black Sea, and so on…

  Iraq was just an appetizer for the Soviet Union’s transition from defense to offense, and it was by no means the end. Geographically speaking, even if the Soviet Union succeeded in Iraq, it cannot be said that the Eurasian continent was cut off from the middle, but it was almost there. After the Iraqi Communist Party came to power, the area that geographically separated the Soviet Union from the Persian Gulf was the area bordering Iran and Turkey. In the traditional sense, the Kurdish areas scattered between the two countries, after Iraq fell to the Soviet Union, this long and narrow area became the Kurdish corridor that blocked the Soviet Union’s southward movement.

  Although there was no victory in the First World War, it can be said that this corridor will not become a threat. This corridor is all inhabited by Kurds. As long as the Soviet Union declares its support for Kurdish independence, no Kurdish tribe can refuse. It is not that there is no way to stabilize this corridor and continue to surround the Soviet Union. As long as Turkey and Iran are determined to kill more than 10 million Kurds, it is enough. However, this kind of public cleansing of a nation in modern society will not exist after the Jews. I believe that neither country dares to do so, neither the Shah of Iran, Pahlavi, nor the President of Turkey, Jeff Det Sunai.

   It is always a wise strategy to leave problems to the other side. This success has a lot to do with the Soviet Union’s more than ten years of operation. Without friendly relations with Syria, naturally this armed uprising would not have been successful. In the world, the international environment of the Soviet Union is quite favorable, which all depends on the work of the Soviet Union over the years. Just because the third steamed bun is full, it cannot be said that the first two steamed buns do not need to be eaten.

  The KGB’s thunder tactics this time will gradually become known to the outside world as time goes by. There is no airtight wall in the world, but it seems that it will take time for Western countries to straighten out the entire internal affairs of Iraq.

After the meeting of the Ministry of Defense, Serov discussed with Marshal Grechko, Marshal Vasilevsky, Marshal Zhukov, Marshal Zakharov, Marshal Biryuzov, Marshal Baghramyan and Marshal Yeremenko. After that, an aid plan to help build the Iraqi People’s Army was passed. According to this plan, the Soviet Ministry of Defense and the KGB will form a military advisory group of 22,000 people to help Iraq carry out military construction.

   “Comrade Serov, I hope you can attend an entitlement ceremony in two days. After all, you are also one of the National Defense Commissioners.” After the meeting, Defense Minister Marshal Grechko stopped Serov and said in a low voice.

   Shelov’s face changed, and his face was very exciting for a moment, and this kind of thing made him encounter it. It’s really interesting, “I know, this kind of scene is quite rare, and I’m very willing to witness history.”

The next day, Lubyanka welcomed a guest, Shehu, Albania’s No. 2 figure. After a long discussion between the two sides, Shelov, in the name of the Soviet State Security Committee, assisted the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs with two million dollars in exchange for With the support of a thousand Albanian police cadres who will go to Iraq to carry out their missions, the KGB promises to pay everyone double the salary in Albania and a good pension in Iraq in case of sacrifice.

   “These Albanians are still as greedy as ever, and they haven’t changed.” Zinev looked after the KGB’s intelligence fund, obviously dissatisfied with Albania’s attitude of supporting everything.

“It seems that the cost is a little higher, but we still need them after all.” Shelov looked at Shehu who was leaving by the window, and said to Zinev next to him, “Iraq is a region of peace, and the religious forces are too strong. Once the position of the Iraqi Communist Party is solid, we still have to deal with religion, and Albanians are the real experts at this point. You must know that Comrade Hoxha has been an imam for generations, and no one knows how to deal with entrenched religion better than him.”

It’s like how the Orthodox Church was cleaned up miserably during Stalin’s time. Stalin himself graduated from the seminary and knew a lot about the Orthodox Church. Hoxha was even more ruthless. His understanding of the religion of peace far exceeded Stalin’s, which caused the scene of the religious extermination in Albania. , how to tap the dark side of religion, these Albanian cadres know better than anyone.

The basic principle of    is actually quite clear to Serov. The disintegration of religion is not through any kind of education, nor is it a liberation movement, nor does it rely on appeal. Of course, these methods are effective, but they are not fatal. Albania’s method is to directly attack famous religious figures, and it is impossible for the whole group of sincere clergy to have no scum. Hoxha, as a descendant of imams, knows better than anyone, so what he does with the clergy is to find out the scum in the clergy group one by one and record their own violations of the teachings.

Once the clergy who are sanctimonious on the surface are also found to have violated the teachings, they will shake out their immorality in private, which is more effective than the methods mentioned by Shelov. The violation of the teachings by the clergy shows that they themselves They don’t believe in religion. Since they don’t believe in themselves, why should they expect ordinary people to abide by the teachings? Any religion says that it is peaceful and equal, and Peace Religion at least says that it is equal within its religion. The clergy don’t respect religion, what do you tell the ordinary congregation to think? Religious leaders don’t respect religion, so why do ordinary people believe in religion?

There is no need to rush this matter. Albanian cadres can’t do it right away when they go to Iraq. Instead, they have to wait for the Iraqi Communist Party to govern and establish party organizations in various places before they can do it. Now Albanian cadres go to Iraq, just to be internationalist fighters first. , first to understand the environment of Iraq, after the investigation is completed and the Iraqi Communist Party is stabilized, the movement will start in the country of Iraq in a hurry.

After this matter was arranged, it happened to be the day when Brezhnev returned to the country. During the talks in Prague, Brezhnev achieved good results, although Serov and Andropov were mobilizing at the same time. Power is fighting in Iraq. But this is not contradictory. Brezhnev’s de-escalation policy was aimed at Western Europe, and he never thought he could deceive the United States. It doesn’t matter if things in other directions are de-escalating.

   The attitude of the Federal Republic of Germany towards the Soviet Union has changed from hostility in the early days to friendliness now. This is normal, because the strength of the Soviet Union has changed and is no longer disproportionate to the strength of the United States in the years after the war. At that time, the Federal Republic of Germany naturally hugged the thighs of the Americans, hoping to kill the Soviet Union in one go and reunite the GDR. Now more than 20 years have passed, the strength of the two camps is getting closer and closer, and reunification of Germany has become a theoretical possibility.

   And last year’s May storm, the left-wing forces in France won the general election, and the momentary changes in France made the Federal Republic of Germany feel unsafe for the first time, but now de Gaulle can still control the situation. But since then, France’s approach to the Soviet Union has clearly changed from before, and its rhetoric has softened a lot.

In front of the Federal Republic of Germany is an endless list of countries in the socialist camp, and behind it is France, which has begun to be obviously close to socialism. This situation makes the Federal Republic of Germany feel for the first time that the Americans are somewhat unreliable, and they should try to develop friendly relations with the Soviet Union on their own. As the first economic power in Western Europe, the Federal Republic of Germany decided to use this power to talk to the Soviet Union.

   This kind of demand for its own security is no longer in the hands of the Paris Coordinating Committee. Even France’s own left-wing forces have an advantage, not to mention Italy, which has been riding the Soviet Union for ten years. The regulations of the Paris Coordinating Committee have long been regarded as waste paper.

When Brezhnev just got off the bus, the Soviet Ministry of Defense had already sent someone to wait at the train station to take the first secretary who just got off the bus to the Ministry of Defense. He personally presided over a consecration ceremony.

“Comrade Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev showed the qualities of a communist during the Great Patriotic War, his fighting spirit in a difficult environment, and in peacetime, as an excellent The cadres who led the local state committees have achieved extraordinary results and demonstrated superior quality in various positions.” Serov read the flattering article, “After the decision of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, it is now awarded to Brezhne. Comrade Husband has the rank of general. January 29, 1969…”

  After Serov finished reading, the military music sounded, Defense Minister Marshal Grechko put on the rank of general for Brezhnev, and other defense committee members including Serov applauded at the same time. Who can give the title to the first secretary of the Soviet Central Committee? Serov can say that he did it, at least he read the commission.

Soon Sherepin’s delegation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded Brezhnev the Order of Lenin, and the next day, at Brezhnev’s proposal, the Supreme Soviet awarded Serov, Chebrikov, Bobkov, The five Zinev and Zweigon were rewarded with the Order of Lenin.

   Then, in order to show his trust in the KGB, a ceremony was held for Chebrikov, Bobkov, Zinev and Tsvigon, and the rank of the four was promoted to the level of admiral. He gave public praise to Serov, praising the decisive performance of the General Political Commissar of National Security Serov on some major issues, and publicly stated in Pravda that the Central Committee of the Soviet Union was closely united, not as maliciously speculated by some countries. (To be continued~^~)